Janet Heimlich received a B.A. in Communications from Stanford University in 1984, after which she began a career of producing corporate and commercial film and video presentations in the Bay Area. In 1996, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she turned her interests toward journalism. For eight years, Ms. Heimlich freelanced as a reporter for National Public Radio. Her work won nine journalism awards, including the regional Katie, given by the Press Club of Dallas; the Houston Press Club’s Radio Journalist of the Year; and the Texas Bar Association’s Gavel Award. She has also written non-fiction articles for such publications as Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, and the Texas Observer. Her book Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment (Prometheus Books, 2011) is the first to take an in-depth look at child abuse and neglect enabled by religious belief.
Janet Heimlich is available to speak at conferences, booksignings, and workshops.
